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Jurors selected as Alec Baldwin’s Rust involuntary manslaughter trial begins


Actor faces up to 18 months in prison over 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on New Mexico film set

Jury selection is starting on Tuesday in Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust film set in New Mexico. But a judge ruled Monday that Baldwin’s producer position was not relevant to the trial, siding with defense lawyers and saying evidence related to his secondary role on the film would not be allowed. After Hutchins’ death, it was reported that there had been two accidental firings of blank rounds on set before she was killed, and that some crew members had resigned the day prior partly due to worries about safety.

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